The Lost Spirits

The Lost Spirits

The Lost Spirits

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The Lost Spirits

2009

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The last surviving Native Americans on Long Island are the focus of The Lost Spirits. The film chronicles their struggles as an indigenous people to maintain their identity amidst relentless modernization and a heartless bureaucracy.

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